Garuda : the
Vishnu animal-vehicle
(vâhana). Garuda is a mythic bird with a human body
and an eagle head. He has wings and powerful claws. He may also have a human face and an eagle body. He symbolizes
esoteric teachings in the Veda. He is the ennemy of
the Naga snakes

Guna : according to hinduism, the Guna are
"modalities of expression" of the nature. They are three in number :
Râjas : principle of action, considered as a positive energy
Tamas : principle of inertia considered as a negative energy (not any moral meaning)
Sattva : principle of harmony - balance between the two first principles.
Shri Aurobindo describes as follows the interaction between these three principles :
"when these three powers of
Prakriti are balanced, all things are resting, there is no any movement, neither action nor creation; therefore,
there is nothing to reflect in the luminous immutable being of the Conscious Self. But when the balance has been
modified, the three Guna ... are fighting and interact each other : then starts the inextricable and ceaseless confusion
of creation, transformation"

Gurjâra-Pratîhâra : in the beginnings,
the Gurjâra were a Râjput tribe who had
migrated from north-west. A local dynasty resulted, which took the name of Pratîhâra
(therefore the compound name). They throve after the 7th century. Their capital was located in Ujjain first, then in
Kanauj and, finally, in Gwalior circa year 1000